*Vertical* 2,000watts = 6lbs!! - Page 3

GreenLight · #21 12-31-2007, 09:40 PM

Thanks for all the encouragement. I am not ready to move from the comfort of soil. I hope this will inspire others like myself to take on the move to vertical.

The pictures at the beginning of the post are just examples of other verticals set ups that have inspired my building. Although the bigger picture is of a set up I consider to be less efficient because he is using 3 (1000) watt lamps and still only getting 6lbs.

The Room that we built here is 8x8 enclosed and with fixed shelves that are not on wheels. Again the last person to do this room got 6lbs from 34 plants.

GreenLight · #22 12-31-2007, 10:19 PM

Ok I'm back lets start with the shelving. Originally in the GB setup he put in 2 level of shelving, with 32 plants total to achieve the standard 6lbs.
The more and more reading I do suggest that achieving higher yields would involve more plants. So I added a 3rd shelf after installing them the first time, that means some of the pictures are a bit confusing.

Primed and Painted the wood panels for shelving.

Put up brackets for shelves with shims to angle them slightly for the drainage system.

Bolted tight to the studs on the wall.

All the shelves are up the first time but will be taken down and moved around to make room for one more shelf.

Caulked the shelves so that the water will run down into the drainage points. There are drains in 2 corners opposite of each other.

Super cheap looking I know, but what works... works!

Up next: Adding in the Cooltube

billybob88 · #23 12-31-2007, 11:51 PM

damn bro, props to you, get this shit going! looks and sounds killer!

GreenLight · #24 01-02-2008, 06:19 AM

This is how I set up my cool tube originally, the plans are changing. Since I am adding in another shelf with more plants I have decided to purchase a Can66 Carbon Scrubber for added security.

My original set up featured a hand made Carbon scrubber using the DIY Carbon scrubber for Dummies design.

Back to cool tube action!
Since my room is a perfect 10'x10' square I have 2 feet on each side of the smaller room to put equipment and build shelves for the ballasts and the exhaust system.
So far I do not have the ballast shelf built but this is where I keep them for now.

Here is the lovely cool tube. For my next room I do not think that I will be purchasing another 5ft tall cool tube. It is important to be able to control the direction in which your bulbs are going and using the long cool tube doesn't let you do this. For my next grow I will purchase (2) smaller cool tubes and connect them together, both pointing down.
Its ok for now because the room is so reflective that I doubt I could loose very much light in any direction. My room is also covered in poly from head to toe and this makes all the difference in the world.

The tube is hung with the bottom open and an exhausts tube leading out connected to a 465CFM blower attached to a home made carbon scrubber vented to an outside porch.
Here are more pictures so you get a better idea of how its set up for now.

In that last picture my idea is to remove the top shelf and place the new can66 in front of the A/C and vent out through the hole that is tapped on top of the A/C.

tahoe58 · #25 01-02-2008, 08:02 AM

good works....very learning.....thanks for your details and sharing (love your list posted with a nail....in the last photo)

shakenbake · #26 01-02-2008, 08:48 PM

Hmm. Nice setup. I wonder how much weed I would get with my 6 1k bulbs? I think I might try a set up like this in the summer. Looks defenitely interesting. How long did you say you veg the plants before you set to bloom? are you vegging 24 hours? and for how long are you vegging? Again very inspiring! Thank u 4 posting!

Happy Growing mate!

billybob88 · #27 01-02-2008, 11:22 PM

looking killer.

GreenLight · #28 01-03-2008, 10:04 PM

Mother fucking fuck shit I am so mad!

I had my friends take care of my plants a few months ago while I went out of town and they killed them all but promised me to get me some good strains. I got Sour Diesel and they replaced my AK... now their males... I'm so mad I'm seeing colors. Not only do I loose the awesome strains I've had for 5 years but I've wasted so much time with these thinking they were ok.

Why me... why me... why me!!!!!

Sorry guys I needed to vent... I will continue to post on the construction of the room. and other useful relevant info. I am just severely depressed that I will have to buy seeds and wait a very long time before I can start my grow again.

Can anyone recommend a good vendor?

WHYYYYYYY!!!

tahoe58 · #29 01-03-2008, 10:07 PM

oh man...that blows....sorry to hear that....walk on man! walk on!

GreenLight · #30 01-04-2008, 02:42 PM

Can someone help me identify if these plants are hermies or males HERE

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